Combined pendulous table and chairs



V. N. DMITRIEFF.

COMBINED PENDUL OUS TABLE AND CHAIRS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I, 1919.

Patented J an. 20, 1920.

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COMBINED PENDULOUS TABLE AND CHAIRS.

APPLICATION FILED JULYI, 1919.

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COMBINED PENDULOUS TABLE AND Clllr'lIlRS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

Application filed July 1, 1919. Serial No. 307,951.

To all whom it may concern,

Be it known that I, V'Asim N. DMITRIEFF, a citizen oi Russia, residingat 229 East th street, New 'Yorlg county of New York and State ot NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combinedleudulous Table and Chairs, of which the followingis a. specification.

This invention has as its object the pro vision oi a table supported ata central point thereabove, upon a universal joint, permitting the tableto remain substantially horlzontal at all times irrespective of theinclination of surrounding surfaces.

A further object is to provide a plurality of chairs supported below thetable, so that the same may be used for any desired purposes, as dining.

A still further object is to provide means whereby the chairs areindepen ently adjustable to and from the edge of the table.

These and Other like objects, are attained by the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described andshown in the accompanyingdrawings, forming amaterial part of this disclosure and in which- Figure1 is a top plan view showlng a table made in accordance with theinvention and the chairs combined therewith.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the same.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the chairsupporting means.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 10 indicates theceiling or lower surfaceof a support, as for instance, that of a ship,to which is secured by bolts 11, a cleat 12 having downwardly extendinglugs 13, through which pass the pin 14, connecting the upper member 15of a universal joint, the lower element 16 being secured by the pin 17in apair of lugs 18, extending up from a bar 19.

Formed with each end of the bar 19, are diverging, downwardly extendingarms 20, in which are engaged rods 21, having heads 22, supported uponthe upper surface of the arms 20, the lower ends of the rods beinginturned, and provided with heads 23, after passing through suitableopenings formed at the ends of the vertical elements of a pair of rolledangle irons 94, which constitute the side rails of a table top 25,engaged thereover, the construction being such that the table top actsin the manner of a pendulum, maintaining itself substantially level, dueto the freedom of the connecting joint between the bar 19, andsupporting cleat 12'.

Extending between the angle irons 24 are other angle irons, theirhorizontal elements 26 being below the table top or platform 25, whileixed between their vertical elements is a channel iron 23, containingbetween its downwardly disposed side elements a bar 29.

Engaged with the channel iron 28 and bar 29 so as to slide therealong,are a plurality of forks 30, formed with arms 31, adapted to be clamped,when in an adjusted position, by bolts 32 provided with wing nuts 33, sothat the arms, which are arranged in pairs, may be adjusted along therail.

The diagonally disposed arms 31 are formed into branches 34, extendinghorizontally outward at 35, and then upward into elements 36, connectedby plate heads 37, and mounted upon their inner adjacent sides, on pins38, are rollers 39, arranged in pairs at the ends 01 the arms andextending into longitudinal recesses 40, formed in op posits sides ofthe chair seats 41, the periphery of the rollers being engaged inarcuate depressions 42 in the upper wall of the recess 40, so that byraising the chair seats 41 they may be moved longitudinally of theengaging arms and adjusted thereby to or from the table in an obviousmanner.

Extending up from the seats 41 are backs 43, which may be connected byarms 44, to posts 45 extending between the outer ends of the arms 44 andthe seat 41 in the usual manner.

Extending between the outer arm element 34 are slats 46 adapted to actas foot rests so as to form a comfortable and convenient seat forparties using the table.

It is to 'be noted that the device may be used for other purposesbesides that on shipboard, and it will be clearly apparent that chairsmay be placed at the ends of the table 25 if desired.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with arectangular table top, means for supporting said table top from a pointthei-eabove, so that said table top is free to swing in any direction, acentral beam carried below said table top, a plurality of forksengageable with said beam, means for clamping said forks in adjustment,arms formed with said forks, chairs adjustably engaged at the extremeends of said arms, said arms constituting means foi adjusting saidchairs to or from said table top.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with arectangular rigid table top and means of supporting said table top froma point thereabove so that said table top is free to swing in anydirection, of a plurality of chairs engaged With said table top, meansfor adjusting said chairs to 01' from the edges of said table top meansfor clamping said chairs in their ad usted positions in front of saidtable top, and a foot iest combined with the supports for said chairs-In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

VASILY N. DMITRIEFF;

